Category Archives: Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich 16, 2003-2020, 51.7% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 20 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Over the years I have developed a soft spot for Bruichladdich. Especially ‘normal’ Bruichladdich. Normal Bruichladdich without the heaps of peat from Octomore and, to a lesser extent, Port Charlotte. Normal Bruichladdich without the exponential amount of weird casks used … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 27, 1998-2016, 50.2% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection

Posted on 29 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I love Cadenhead’s and I love Bruichladdich. Not everything from both these places is awesome, but when Bruichladdich comes from a ‘normal’ cask, my level of trust rises. I got this when it came out years ago and have slowly … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 2003-2018, Syrah Cask, 63.3% – Valinch 33

Posted on 27 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last year on April 5th I would have sworn I’d never buy a Bruichladdich wine cask ever again. I’ve had some in the past and they were pretty shit. Then, in the week after I went to Islay and we … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 25, 1993-2018, 49.3 – Cadenhead’s for NL

Posted on 31 May 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Bruichladdich is one of those distilleries that I really, really like. However, I do recognize that the whisky distilled around its closing date in 1993. This must have been distilled in the last few months of it being open, before … Continue reading →

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Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 11 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading →

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Octomore 08.2/167ppm, 2008-2017, 8yo, 58.4%

Posted on 27 June 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Slowly but surely slightly older Octomore are being released. In the case of Octomore it’s a bit weird since the age on the label will not entirely reflect a decent price point. Mostly because producing the whisky is ridiculously expensive. … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 1992, 23yo, 50.5% – Cadenhead’s Cask Ends

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In early April I’m going on a road trips with some friends to Islay. On the way back we’re going to have an afternoon in Campbeltown. We’ve booked the Cadenhead’s Warehouse tasting! It’s insane how much I’m looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Three sherry casks for The Netherlands

Posted on 4 May 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A couple of months ago, Whisky Import Nederland, released three new whiskies from their First Cask series. Whisky Import Nederland (WIN) is known for importing a lot of bottlers and brands, BOX whisky, Hunter Laing, Adelphi, Armorik, Berry Brothers & … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 1992-2016, 23yo, 55.4% – Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 6 March 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In a recent ‘sample bomb’ from Speciality Drinks Ltd. was a sample of this Bruichladdich from 1992. Since I went to the Hielander Whisky Festival last month I’ve become quite enamoured by the somewhat older whiskies that independent bottlers are … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 1986-2006, 19yo, 54.4% – Blackadder Raw Cask

Posted on 18 January 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is a whisky with a bit of a personal back story. Back in 2007 I planned to go to Scotland for a weekend with two of my best friends. We had booked tickets, and rooms in some hostel in … Continue reading →

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